"readandpostrosie" wrote in
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i suggest one room at a time.
each room to be WELL sealed off from the other rooms.
my sister has hardwood floors that require refinishing, what a mess!

i on the other hand have used PREFINISHED hardwoods in the past two
houses and LOVE it!









"Doug1122" wrote in message
ups.com...
Personally, I like carpet too. My wife on the other hand wants the
hardwood. So alas...I am going to do it with the minimal expense.


wrote:
you might do one floor at a time. to minimize disruption. depends on
bathrooms etc...

I can remember when wall to wall was DELUXE and sign you were
affluent...

The pendelum has swung, now its hardwood..

Frankly carpewt is warmer quieter and less hassle.

you might get a couple rooms refinished then decide if you want to
do the entire house, it also gives you a place to store belongings
from other rooms.

of course you could cover everything with pre finished fake
hardwood, thats easy to do one room at a time.

you existing floors may not be in the best of shape

locally there are contractors who are low dust....havent tried them
myself I like carpet....





Without experience, you will probably put dents in the floor with a drum
sander. You have to keep it mooving at a constant rate at all times,
lowering the drum to the floor, going across and lifting off the floor.
You should use at least 3 coats of a varnish such as polyurythane. Satin
plyurethane is not as tough as gloss. Some old timers use tung oil,
because it is "spot" repairable.

Take it from me... you should hire a professional, because it won't take
long to find out you should have, especially when you find out how hard
you sweat!